Walter Assmann

Walter Assmann
Assmann, c. 1944
Born(1896-07-22)22 July 1896
Mühlhausen, German Empire
Died1 May 1964(1964-05-01) (aged 67)
Offenbach am Main, Hesse, West Germany
Military career
Allegiance
Branch
Imperial German Army
Reichswehr
German Army (Wehrmacht)
Service years
1914–1920
1934–1945
Rank
Leutnant
Generalleutnant
Commands101st Jäger Division
Conflicts
World War I
World War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
German Cross in gold

Walter Karl Friedrich Assmann (22 July 1896 – 1 May 1964) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded the 101st Jäger Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Assmann was born in Mühlhausen in 1896. He entered the Imperial German Army in August 1914 at the outbreak of World War I. By the end of the war, he was a Leutnant and the adjutant of the 102nd Reserve Infantry Brigade. With the reduction in Germany's Reichswehr mandated by the Treaty of Versailles, he left military service in 1920 and returned to civilian life.

At the time of German rearmament, Assmann returned to active duty with the army in October 1934. He served as a company commander with infantry regiments from 1935 to 1939. In World War II, he was a battalion commander when he was severely wounded in the Battle of France. He was hospitalized from June to December of 1940, and then returned to lead his battalion. He then advanced to regimental commands, leading the 479th and 478th infantry regiments between October 1941 and November 1943. Placed in the Führerreserve for eight months, Assmann returned to field command with the 101st Jäger Division in July 1944. He was promoted to Generalleutnant on 16 March 1945, and continued to lead his division until Germany's surrender in May 1945.

Awards and decorations

References

Citations

Sources

  • Bradley, Dermot; Hildebrand, Karl-Friedrich; Rövekamp, Markus (1993). Die Generale des Heeres 1921–1945. Band 1: Abberger–Bitthorn (in German). Osnabrück: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-764-82423-5.
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
  • Webb, James Jack (2024). Generals and Admirals of the Third Reich: For Country or Fuehrer. Vol. 1: A–G. Havertown, PA: Casemate Publishers. ISBN 978-1-952-71512-9.